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What is SEL?
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A process for learning life skills
SEL increases awareness in dealing with oneself, others, and relationships in an effective way.
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CASEL has identified five interrelated sets of cognitive, effective and behavioral competencies. The definitions of the five competency clusters for students are:
- Self-Awareness: The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts and values and how they influence behavior across contexts. This includes capacities to recognize one’s strengths and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose.
- Self-Management: The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations. This includes the capacities to delay gratification, manage stress, and feel motivation and agency to accomplish personal/collective goals.
- Social Awareness: The abilities understand the perspective of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts. This includes the capacities to feel compassion for others, understand broader historical and social norms for behavior in different settings, and recignize family, school, and community resources and supports.
- Relationship Skills: The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups. This includes the capacities to communicate clearly, listening actively, cooperate, work collaboratively to problem solve and negotiate conflict constructively, navigate settings with differing social and cultural demands and opportunities, provide leadership, ad seek or offer help when needed.
- Responsible Decision-Making: The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations. This includes the capacities to consider ethical standards and safety concerns, and to evaluate the benefits and consequences of various actions for personal, social, and collective well-being.
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March SEL Competency and Theme
SELF-MANAGEMENT
The ability to successfully regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations.
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Second Step and CPU
Don’t forget to prioritize teaching SEL!
- ES start CPU March 3rd
- ES & MS Teachers should have taught 20 Second Step Lessons!
- HS keep teaching BREATHE
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SEL Morning Announcements
Daily morning motivator that connects to the daily SEL skills
Start every day the SEL Way
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SEL Book of the Month
Create a connection through SEL and literacy with the SEL book of the month resources.
Check Out Our Recorded Read Alouds - YouTube
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March PL Day SEL Offerings
3 Signature Practices of SEL: Connecting Students to Content
Empowered and Ready: SEL Test-Taking Stress Reduction. Look for us in the PL Catalog!All teachers, leaders, and staff are welcome!
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Adult SEL offerings for Leaders and Teachers
Recharge & Lead Brighter!
Reach out for a SELf-Care experience for leaders - refresh, refocus, and reignite your passion for leading!
The Candle-Making Experience
"Illuminating leadership by crafting candles and inspiring light."
Gather your school-based leadership team and join us for an hour of SELf care to build self-awareness on your needs to be the light that inspires students, teachers, and stakeholders.
Connect as a team through this interactive, hands-on candle-making experience where you'll craft your own unique, scented candle from start to finish!
Request your day + time to participate
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SEL Coordinator Contact and Support
Get targeted SEL support from your SEL coordinator.
- Dr. Lindsay Wyczalkowski ES
- Mr. Dennis Toliver MS
- Dr. Veneschia Bryant HS